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June 18, 2018 tloveman

Session #41 – After Draft One – Rewriting

You’ve made it to THE END of your first draft. Congrats! Now what? In Session #41, we delve into the art of the rewrite.

June 11, 2018 tloveman

Session #40 – Writing Query Letters

You’ve finished your masterpiece! Now what? Chances are, you’re going to need a query letter to submit your script anywhere. So what is a query letter and what do you put in it?

June 4, 2018 tloveman

Session #39 – Prototypes

There are no new ideas, it’s been said. So how do you come up with original stories? One way, study the prototypes for your story ideas.

May 28, 2018 tloveman

Session #38 – Do you need to be in Los Angeles?

“You have to go to LA,” is what “they” say if you want to get into the screenwriting business. But do you? We debate in session #38.

May 21, 2018 tloveman

Session 37 – Interview with Writer/Actor Sarah J Eagen

The multi-talented Sarah J Eagen, a writer/actor in Los Angeles, who also has a degree in neuroscience, is our guest in this session of Writers Group Therapy. Sarah scored an 8 on the Blacklist with one of her scripts and she is currently working with the showrunner of a new CW show.

May 14, 2018 tloveman

Session #36 – When Shorts Become Features

Can making a short film help you get your feature film get made? We discuss some case studies of films that have done just that in this week’s session.

May 7, 2018 tloveman

Session #35 – Accountability

How do you keep on track? Achieve your goals? Meet your deadlines? What motivates you? In this session of Writers Group Therapy we talk about Accountability.

April 30, 2018 tloveman

Session #34 – Annihilation – A Writers’ Discussion

It’s the end of the world! Complimenting last week’s session on adaptaions, in this week’s session we discuss the recent hit sci-fi film “Annihilation.” SPOILER ALERT – we discuss major plot points and the ending.

April 23, 2018 tloveman

Session #33 – Adaptation – From Book to Screen

In session #33, we discuss how adaptations get it right and wrong, examples of each and or our favorites, and whether it is better to read the book before or after watching an adaptation.

April 16, 2018 tloveman

Session #32 – Ready Player One

SPOILER ALERT! – In this week’s session, we take a writer’s perspective on the new Spielberg film “Ready Player One” and discuss the nostalgia-heavy story and how it differs from the source material.